Mysterious after ring

[Roger Jolly]

Hi Patric,
               Remove action and install in action cradle, wrap hammers in
polythene, steam the damper felt lightly to soften felt. Dry with hair
drier. Should fix those tired dampers very nicely.
If the damper flanges have been tightened recently, they can some times
twist a little and cause the same kind of problem, no amount of wire
bending will solve your problems. Bin thar, done dat, and bought the TEE
shirt. If this is the case slacken the screw, reposition, and retighten.
Regards Roger




At 03:40 PM 12/02/99 -0500, you wrote:
>List,
>	The piano Chickering console, aprox 44" 1930's. Nice piano, well cared for
>and has been used at least twice. Hasn't had a damper problem until recently.
>Now all of a sudden the Dampers will not seat on the strings, in spite of
>having exceptionally good springs, adequate lost motion in the pedal rods,
>adequate lost motion in the whip/capstan, adequate lost motion with the
damper
>spoon, etc. With the pedal rods out, and the action frame snagged tight, I
>still get after ring. It's annoying, so it must be repaired/regulated. 
>	Before I go tearing it apart and resetting the damper action are there any
>words of wisdom concerning such matters?
>Patrick Wethington
> 
Roger Jolly
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